UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TEAMSTERS REJECT LAST AND FINAL OFFER

Local 320 Members Say "No" to Employer's Proposal

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 320 at the University of Minnesota have rejected the last, best, and final offer from their employer by 82 percent. The 1,400 Teamsters work in custodial, maintenance, food service, and other critical infrastructure that keep the university system running.

"Today, Teamsters have sent a message to the University of Minnesota," said Jackson Kerr, a business agent at Local 320 and lead negotiator. "Our goal is not to strike, but to secure an agreement that meets the needs of university Teamsters."

"The university better agree to a fair contract with its Teamsters workers, or a strike is imminent," said Erik Skoog, President of Local 320. "Teamsters won't back down until our demands are met."  

The vote sends a resounding message to university administration and regents that Teamsters demands must be met to avert a work stoppage:

• A wage increase that meets or exceeds the 3.5 percent increase provided to other bargaining units, including the graduate students
• Continued alignment of the contract expiration date for June with other campus unions
• Maintenance of the tentative agreements reached in mediation

Local 320 reserves the right to engage in a lawful work stoppage or re-file its intent to strike with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services in accordance with statutory timelines.

"A system-wide strike remains an option as we maneuver through the next several days and talk to members on the campuses," said Brian Aldes, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 320. "The ball is now in the university's court to make this right or face a work stoppage."

Teamsters Local 320 represents a wide variety of public sector workers throughout Minnesota. For more information go to teamsterslocal320.org.

Contact:
Gus Froemke, (612) 378-8732
[email protected]

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SOURCE Teamsters Local 320